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Centre halves as managers/coaches



Adders1

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Jan 14, 2013
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This is a question borne out of ignorance more than a dig at Sami, but can anyone name an out-and-out centre back who went on to be a successful manager?
 






















Gullflyinghigh

Registered User
Apr 23, 2012
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Pretty sure Marcelo Bielsa was a centre back though I may be wrong as, whilst I think he's the managerial equivalent of Jesus, I don't know an awful lot about his playing career (other than it was a short one).
 








Brighton TID

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Jul 24, 2005
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Horsham
On the other hand, I think Fergie and Clough, two of the greatest managers were very good strikers in their playing days
 


Gullflyinghigh

Registered User
Apr 23, 2012
4,279
On the other hand, I think Fergie and Clough, two of the greatest managers were very good strikers in their playing days
On the other other hand, arguably the two best modern managers (Mourinho and Guardiola) were midfielders.

I don't personally believe that a playing position has any real bearing on managerial ability/style, however, I am struggling to think of any goalkeepers that have made the transition...
 






beorhthelm

A. Virgo, Football Genius
Jul 21, 2003
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Sam Allardyce i believe was CB?

some might not like his style, but he's certainly had a good degree of success.
 


Black Rod

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Jan 19, 2013
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Steve Bruce is a top manager. The fact he looks like a complete slob holds him back from competing for the truly good jobs
 











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